Authorised form of name | Cavendish; William (1808 - 1891); 7th Duke of Devonshire |
Dates | 1808 - 1891 |
Nationality | British |
Place of birth | Charles Street, Berkeley Square, London, England |
Date of birth | 27 April 1808 |
Place of death | Holker Hall, near Grange, Lancashire |
Date of death | 21 December 1891 |
DatesAndPlaces | Burial: Edensor, near Chatsworth |
Activity | Honours: KG 1858
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Membership category | Fellow |
Date of election | 10/12/1829 |
RSActivity | Royal Society roles: VP 1874-1875 |
Relationships | Succeeded his grandfather as 2nd Earl of Burlington (1834); succeeded his cousin as 7th Duke of Devonshire (1858); father of Spencer Compton Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire (FRS 1892) |
Source | Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB Obituaries: Proc Roy Soc 1892 vol 51 pp xxxviii-xli signed by G D L References: Vanity Fair 06 June 1874 Notes: Citation: three words deliberately obscured |
Code | NA5887 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
RefNo | Title | Date |
EC/1829/27 | Cavendish, William, 7th Duke of Devonshire: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
MM/12/119 | Letter from Warren de la Rue, 73 Portland Place, William White | 20 June 1880 |
MM/12/121 | Letter from the Duke of Devonshire, Devonshire House, to Warren de la Rue | 28 June 1880 |